1. Grapple – to hold or make fast to something
Synonyms: confront, contend, cope, deal with, attack, battle, catch, clash, clasp
Antonyms: agree, avoid, be immune, cancel, disconnect, dodge, free, give, idle
Sentence Usage: TN grapples with Cyclone HVAC
2. Flak – criticism; hostile reaction; abuse
Synonyms: abuse, brickbat, censure, condemnation, disapprobation, disapproval
Antonyms: approval, commendation, compliment, endorsement, flattery
Sentence Usage: the decision to waive import duty attracted flak
3. Viable – capable of living.
Synonyms: applicable, feasible, possible, usable, workable, doable
Antonyms: impossible, unfeasible, unlikely, unachievable
Sentence Usage: viable policies should be made available in India
4. Emphatic – uttered, or to be uttered, with emphasis; strongly expressive.
Synonyms: assertive, categorical, confident, definite, definitive, energetic, explicit, forceful, impressive, pronounced
Antonyms: ambiguous, equivocal, idle, impotent, inactive, indefinite, indistinct
Sentence Usage: India’s emphatic innings over England
5. Tawdry – (of finery, trappings, etc.) gaudy; showy and cheap, low or mean; base:
Synonyms: sleazy, tacky, vulgar, blatant, brazen, chintzy, common, crude
Antonyms: nice, sophisticated, tasteful
Sentence Usage: Most people consider reality shows to be tawdry forms of entertainment.
6. Verbose – characterized by the use of many or too many words; wordy
Synonyms: bombastic, circumlocutory, diffuse, flowery, full of air, fustian, gabby, garrulous
Antonyms: concise, succinct
Sentence Usage: The verbose speaker went well over his ten-minute limit.
7. Fumble – to feel or grope about clumsily
Synonyms: botch, flub, mishandle, screw up, stumble, bollix, bungle, err, feel
Antonyms: succeed, do well
Sentence usage: the fumbling encounter with the FBI
8. Reticent – disposed to be silent or not to speak freely; reserved.
Synonyms: bashful, hesitant, mum, reserved, restrained, shy, silent, taciturn
Antonyms: communicative, confident, extroverted, outgoing, talkative, unreserved
Sentence Usage: She was reticent most of the time.
9. Squander – to spend or use (money, time, etc.) extravagantly or wastefully
Synonyms: blow, expend, lavish, misuse, waste, consume, dissipate
Antonyms: hoard, save, accumulate, collect, gather
Sentence Usage: squandering meat is particularly damaging.
10. Rebuff – a blunt or abrupt rejection, as of a person making advances.
Synonyms: rebuke, rejection, reprimand, snub, check, cut, defeat, denial, discouragement
Antonyms: praise, approval, compliment, inclusion
Sentence Usage: In the past he has strongly rebuffed calls to make America energy independent.